September 13, 2007 / Front Page

"I've been skydiving and gator hunting ranks right up there with that." Jesse Latham

By Jim Cox Editor & Publisher

Four alligator hunters may have heard the theme music from the movie "Jaws" playing in the background as they wrestled with a hooked monster that pulled their boat around the Mobile River delta and then, in an outrage, charged the boat and bit into More...

Homecoming for the Clarke County High School Bulldogs went pretty much according to plan as they ran through Calhoun 55-0 last Friday night at H.G. Prim Stadium It was also a key region win for CCHS. More...

The engagement of Catherine Lynn Davis and Coley Andrews, both of Jackson, is announced this week by the brideelect's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark C. Davis of Thomasville and Mr. and Mrs. Chris Lankford of Wagarville. More...

Dr. and Mrs. Randy Boone (nee Becky Smith) will be honored at a reception Sunday, Sept. 23 on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary. Members of the Grove Hill Baptist Church, where Dr. More...

It is a great honor to be writing this note as the headmaster of Clarke Prep School. My wife and I are proud to be a member of the school's family. I have always looked at our AISA schools as an extended family. More...

Boise Cascade LLC is selling its paper, packaging and newsprint assets to Aldabra 2 Acquisition Corp. for $1.63 billion in cash and stock. The sale includes the Jackson pulp and paper mill and sheeter operation. More...

Marvin Dean Williams, 77, of Deerhead, Ala., died Sept. 5, 2007 at a Jackson health care facility. He was born May 2, 1930. He was a native of Sims Chapel. He was a member of the Jackson Church of Christ. More...

Erline L. Carter, 74, of Campbell died Sept. 3, 2007 at Mobile Infirmary. She was born Nov. 21, 1932 in Campbell. She was a member of Witch Creek Baptist Church. She was a retired administrative officer with the First United Security Bank. More...

Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day said Monday that the city's Industrial Development Board would announce Friday a new industrial prospect for the city at the third annual "Rural" National Supplier Conference. More...

Linden Lumber Company, Ltd and its affiliates announced Sept. 6 a settlement has been reached between the company and the Federal Land Bank. The company consented to the sale of the Federal Land Bank loans to Wachovia Bank. More...

The Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual meeting tonight (Thursday, Sept. 13) at 6:30 p.m. at the H. W. Pearce Park Assembly House. Four new board members will be elected to three-year terms. More...

Art exhibit this weekend in Thomasville The Arts Council of Thomasville and Grove Hill Arts Council are sponsoring an art exhibit in Thomasville at the Louisiana Pacific office on Wilson Avenue. More...

Tuesday, Sept. 11 marked the sixth anniversary of the attack on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Nearly 3,000 lives were lost that day. Perhaps even worse, a nation lost its feelings of security within its own borders. More...

The day before the 9/11 anniversary, a congressional hearing addressed a direct result of that awful day- the war in Iraq. Gen. David Petraeus did a commendable job in explaining the military's operations there. More...